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Taking Of Civil Verdict

D.N.J. L.Civ.R. 48.2

In all civil jury cases the Court need not call any party or attorney, nor need any party be present or represented when the jury returns into court with its verdict. In all cases, unless the contrary affirmatively appears of record, it will be presumed that the parties either were present or, by their voluntary absence, waived their presence.
Official source: https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/CompleteLocalRules.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23